Transitions CHANGE-OF-LIFE COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS Congratulations Winter Park couple Jim Crescitelli and Kirk Johnston celebrated 27 years of coupled bliss on New Years Eve. Orlando’s Ron Legler has been named the interim executive director of the Orlando Ballet. He will continue as president of the Florida Theatrical Association and as owner of The Abbey.
Local Birthdays St Pete business analyst Jason Bracewell (Jan. 2); Watermark Tampa Bay sales master Bill Jeffries, Sarasota graphic designer and friend of many non-profits Tim Cameresi, Tampa photographer Charles Allen (Jan. 3); veteran and die-hard Pittsburgh fan Bill Stiller (Jan. 4); Orlando psychologist Guillermo Navarro (Jan. 5); Tampa phlebotomist Bill Polley (Jan. 6); St. Petersburg performer Madisyn Michaels (Jan. 8); Orlando blogger Erik Caban (Jan 9); Watermark Orlando reporter and St. Pete native Susan Clary, founder of women’s web site ProSuzy.com Suzanne Noe, Meagan “Mistress Mayhem” Miles, Orlando Sister of Perpetual Indulgence Logan Donahoo, St. Petersburg florist and local “Cher” Bobby York (Jan. 10); St. Petersburg instructor and massage therapist Jeremy Couture, Lakeland massage therapist David Lesnett, Gay Internet Radio Live (GIRL) promoter Donnie Mullin, Gulfport retired Birkenstock USA specialist Danny Hughes (Jan. 11); Watermark Orlando sales guru Jeremy Williams, Sarasota cowboy Bill Flynn, Sarasota improv genius Christine Alexander (Jan. 12); Watermark CFO and resident society maven Rick Claggett, former St. Pete Pride board member and marketing guru Nick Capezza (Jan 13); Tampa’s former Chelsea Nightclub owner Nikki Turnon, Orlando mom and realtor Trina Gregory (Jan 14); former Watermark ad sales genius Don Williams, derby girl Claire Sullivan, gay veterans advocate Keri Griffin Edenfield, EO Inn and Urban Spa host Jeff Boudreaux (Jan. 15).
CHRISTMAS WEDDING: Congratulations to Phil Kean, left, and Brad Grosberg, of Winter Park, who were married in New York on Christmas Eve, after 30 years together.
BIRTHDAY BOY: Gay St. Pete House innkeeper Brian Longstreth, pictured here accepting his WAVE award in November, celebrates a birthday Jan. 5.
OUR CONDOLENCES: St. Petersburg resident Donald Wallace Vanderboegh, 85, passed away on Christmas Eve, after battling cancer. He worked at Orange Blossom Catering for 35 years and owned apartments in St. Petersburg with his late partner, Ronald Scoins. Donald, a veteran of the U.S. Navy, was a founding member of the GaYbor District Coalition. He is survived by his partner, Bryan Chant. A memorial service was held Dec. 30.
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